The Dillon tribune., 1887-10-21

'nerctal objects. The Utah and Northern
first connected us with the Union Pacific
east, and the Central Pacific west: tn IN the
Northern Pacific gave US more direct com.
! munication east and west. During the
present year the st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba has entered this Territory and
built upon its soil, to that most wonderful
and beautiful city, Great Falls on the Mis-.
souri-a distance Of four hundred and four
miles-of railroad, and the Montana Cen.
trail has built and will complete within a
few weeks It's line from Great Falls to lle,.
ena, the capital Of this Territory, one hun.
dred and two miles.
EDUCATION.
Montana is justly proud OF her public and
private schools. Liberal provision is made
BY direct taxation for the support OF public
schools and good buildings have hc.n
erected for these peoples colleges in all
populated parts Of the Territory. Our cit.
les and towns have substantial and comno.
dious and even elegant buildings and the
most approved systems Of graded schools,
kept up for the greater part of the YEAR.
In fact, these schools will compare iavora-
biz with the schools in towns of equal >iz..
in the States.
SCHOOL LANDS.
Montana has been the home of the
white man only a little over a quarter OF a
century. Her people have no school fund
except as they draft upon their estates by
the process OF taxation. The general Gov.
ernment has heretofore donated to our peo-
pie for school purposes lands which con.
sist of the 10th and 36th sections OF each
township, and :, sections for the support of
| State University. But these lands are
to day still held BY the giver, and Mon.
! tana has no title to or control over them.
They have been selected and designated so
that the school mark is upon them. 1t
therefore appears to be appropriate for me
to ask your attention to this most sacred
trust, involving the intelligence and virtue
| OF the future population Of this great COM
| monwealtn. am advised, and believe the
| Information to be true, that very much Of
these lands have Been seized by certain
! persons who have them fenced up and live
upon them, and in this and other ways are
appropriating and consuming their pro-
ducts greatly to the hurt and tending
much to the in Jury of this valuable schoo!
property.
| THE MILITIA.
There is in the Territory one regiment Of
infantry comprising seven companies, and
two companies Of cavalry, 'reguarly en-.
listed, organized and uniformed active mi
litia,' embracing with the general staff AZ,
men, as shown by the report ot' the current
/ year of the Adjutant- General OF Montana
to the Secretary Of War. 1t is highly de-
sirable TO have 4 limited number Of mill
tia in Montana to aid the civil authorities
in cases Of emergency, which are likely to
ly recommend in view of such necessity
and of the fact that the Territory has not
actually received any appropriation for the
past twenty years, to arm and equip its
and fifty rifles for infantry, and small
quantity OF metallic cartridges therefor, is
sued during the year ensuing July /, 1887
that Congress direct the Secretary Of War
to issue to the Governor forthwith under
the act of February, 1857, arms, ordnance
: stores, quartermastec's stores and camp
equipagc >uflicic'1 to fully arm and equip
four hundred and seventy.thrce officers
the rifles above mentioned.
T!lN INDIANS.
The government and control OF the In
dams has been ior ali The wear past sue
cessfully administered In the travel 0!
Indians hostile to eacl, other it often hap.
pens that the while mans property is often
stolen and the peace and quiet OF the coun-
try disturbed. The Bloods an! Blackfcct
often prowl about away from their rcserva'
tion>, and great numbers OF the horses and
cattle Of our cilizcns arc stolen and hur-
ried ofl--sotneti,ne> carried across the line
into the British do,nnions. Their outra,
.es and depredation> upon the striving
peaceful citizens Of the Territory tend ma.
terially to arouse the spirit OF resentment
and most earnestly ask for these good
citizens of Montana that attention be Civ
en- to this, the subject OF their great annoy
ance and suffering.
! The Governor closes his report by max
ing mention Of the fact that Montana's in
terests h,xte l,et..l GREATLY cramns1 and her